Question

Don’t handle the vase as if it ______ made of steel.

A．is

B．were

C．has been

D．had been

Answer 1

B

试题分析：句意：别把这花瓶拿得跟它好像是用钢做的似的。as if“仿佛，好像”其后内容若与事实不符则用虚拟语气，花瓶不是用钢做的，因此选择B。若其后发生的可能性较大则用陈述语气。
点评：近几年的高考多次出现了考查虚拟语气的试题，需要考生要熟记一些虚拟语气的各种用法。as if 从句用虚拟语气的情况是当说话人认为句子所述的是不真实的或极少有可能发生或存在的情况时。从句虚拟语气动词时态的形式如下：
（1）如果从句表示与现在事实相反，谓语动词用一般过去时
如： You look as if you didn’t care． 你看上去好像并不在乎。
He talks as if he knew where she was． 他说话的样子，好像他知道她在哪里似的。
（2）从句表示与过去事实相反，谓语动词用“had＋过去分词”。
如： He talks about Rome as if he had been there before． 他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。
The girl listened as if she had been turned to stone． 那女孩倾听着，一动也不动，像已经变成了石头似的。
（3）从句表示与将来事实相反，谓语动词用“would／could／might＋动词原形”。
如： He opened his mouth as if he would say something． 他张开嘴好像要说什么。
It looks as if it might snow． 看来好像要下雪了。
即学即练：He felt as if he alone ___ what had happened.
A. be responsible to B. should be responsible to
C. be responsible for D. were responsible for
解析：D 句意：他感觉唯独他一个要承担事情的责任。